Thomas Graham Egerton

{{Infobox military person | name = Colonel Thomas Graham Egerton | image = Major Thomas Egerton.png | image_size = | caption = | birth_date = | death_date = 19 April | birth_place = | death_place = Crimea, Russian Empire | placeofburial = Chester | nickname = | allegiance = | branch = | serviceyears = 1829-1855 | rank = Colonel | unit = 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot | commands = | battles = Crimean War Battle of the Alma Battle of Inkerman Siege of Sevastopol (1854–1855)| awards = | relations = *General Sir Charles Bulkeley Egerton (Father) Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Baronet (Grandfather) | laterwork = }} Colonel Thomas Graham Egerton was a British Army officer in the 77th (East Middlesex) Regiment of Foot during the Crimean War. Life Egerton was born to General Sir Charles Bulkeley Egerton, and Charlotte Troubridge, daughter of Admiral Sir Thomas Troubridge, 1st Bt. Career Egerton, of the 90th Foot, 2nd West India Regiment, was promoted to captain in 1835. During the Crimean War, Egerton served in the 77th Regiment. During the Battle of Alma in 1854, Egerton, now a Colonel, was ordered by General George Buller to advance with the 77th Regiment to provide support to a brigade further ahead. Egerton refused this order as he believed that there were Russian battalions just ahead of them with cavalry support, and ordered his regiment to form a hollow square. This led General Buller to take Egerton's word and follow suit with the other regiments. This action saved many of the British forces during the battle.